Chateau Fonplegade Grand Cru Classe
- Region
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
- Vintage:
- 2020
- Producer:
- Chateau Fonplegade
- Grapes:
- Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Wine Description:
A fresh cherry nose with a touch of exotics fruits and ending with subtle floral notes. The palate balances precise structure with powerful and vibrating energy, a beautiful touch of black fruits ending with a salty and chalky finish. 16 to 18 months in 50% new Franch oak.
16 to 18 months BARRELS: 50% new French oak barrels, 30% one year barrels, 10% cement eggs and 10% amphora.90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
The Chateau Fonplégade 2020 is made with a meticulous selection from our best terroir. This wine reflects all the energy of our team, dedicated to its quality. The 2020 features a beautiful blazing ruby red color. It reveals a profondly and fresh cherry nose complexified by a touch of exotics fruits and ending with subtle floral notes. The palate balances precise structure with powerful and vibrating energy, a beautiful touch of black fruits ending with a salty and chalky final. The fine-grain tannins reveals all the delicacy of this vintage. The 2020 vintage has all the potential of a great wine for the coming decades.
Producer Description
For centuries, the legendary Saint-Emilion wine region of Bordeaux has been hailed as the birthplace of some of the world's most coveted wines. It is here that Château Fonplégade resides. Blessed with extraordinary terroir, this family owned, biodynamically farmed estate produces wines of uncommon grace and elegance.
Château Fonplégade's name (literally "fountain of plenty") was derived from the historic 13th century stone fountain that graces the estate's vineyard. It quenched the thirst of passing pilgrims for hundreds of years, and continues to provide sustenance to the estate's vines in the driest vintages.